- David Heath (fighter)
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David Heath Born February 10, 1976
Nowata, Oklahoma, United StatesOther names The Headhunter Nationality American Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Division Middleweight Style Boxing, submission wrestling Mixed martial arts record Total 23 Wins 16 By knockout 7 By submission 7 By decision 2 Losses 7 By knockout 1 By submission 3 By decision 3 Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog David Alan Heath (born February 10, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his debut at UFC 62, defeating Cory Walmsley by first-round submission. Heath extended his UFC record to 2–0 in December 2006 in a victory over Canadian Victor Valimaki at UFC Fight Night 7 in San Diego.
Heath lost to Lyoto Machida at UFC 70, and was a replacement for Machida's original opponent, Forrest Griffin, who withdrew from the bout due to a nagging staph infection.
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Mixed martial arts career
UFC 74 controversy
Heath fought Renato Sobral at UFC 74. Sobral defeated Heath by anaconda choke in the second round. Sobral continued to hold the choke for four seconds after Heath tapped out, which is illegal, and ignored the commands of referee Steve Mazzagatti, who tried to physically break the hold. Renato stated during the post-fight interview that "He (Heath) has to learn respect. He deserved that. He called me 'motherf***er'." Sobral also disregarded the boos from the over 11,000 fans, saying "The crowd didn't like it? Who cares! At least they had a reaction."[1] Sobral was released from the UFC for his actions.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 23 matches 16 wins 7 losses By knockout 7 1 By submission 7 3 By decision 2 3 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 16–7 Rodney Wallace Decision (unanimous) MFC 27 November 12, 2010 3 5:00 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Win 16-6 Solomon Hutcherson KO (superman punch) MFC 26: Retribution September 10, 2010 2 3:46 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Win 15-6 Jason Kuchera TKO (strikes) Heat XC 5: Punishment July 16, 2010 3 4:45 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Win 14–6 Jason Freeman KO (head kick) FCF – Freestyle Cage Fighting 38 January 20, 2010 1 4:18 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Loss 13–6 Mike Nickels Submission (rear naked choke) MFC 22 October 2, 2009 3 4:02 Enoch, Alberta, Canada Win 13–5 Wayne Cole KO (punch) FCF – Freestyle Cage Fighting August 8, 2009 2 2:42 Oklahoma, US Win 12–5 Shawn Dezee KO (punches) FCF – Freestyle Cage Fighting June 27, 2009 1 2:47 Durant, Oklahoma, US Loss 11–5 Travis Galbraith Decision (split) MFC 21 May 15, 2009 3 5:00 Enoch, Alberta, Canada Win 11–4 Roger Hollett Submission (guillotine choke) MFC 20 February 20, 2009 1 1:58 Enoch, Alberta, Canada Loss 10–4 Emanuel Newton Submission (rear naked choke) MFC 18 September 26, 2008 2 1:19 Enoch, Alberta, Canada Win 10–3 Shepard Owens TKO (punches) Freestyle Cage Fighting June 14, 2008 1 1:19 Shawnee, Oklahoma, US Loss 9–3 Tim Boetsch TKO (slam and strikes) UFC 81 February 2, 2008 1 4:52 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Loss 9–2 Renato Sobral Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 74 August 25, 2007 2 3:30 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Loss 9–1 Lyoto Machida Decision (unanimous) UFC 70 April 21, 2007 3 5:00 Manchester, Lancashire Win 9–0 Victor Valimaki Decision (split) UFC Fight Night 7 December 13, 2006 3 5:00 San Diego, California, US Win 8–0 Cory Walmsley Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 62 August 26, 2006 1 2:32 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Win 7–0 Sean Salmon Submission FF 5: Korea vs USA July 15, 2006 1 0:50 McAllen, Texas, US Win 6–0 Rob Wince TKO (doctor stoppage) FCF: Clash of the Titans June 30, 2006 2 5:00 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Win 5–0 Chase Watson Submission (armbar) EFL: Battle at the Brady 4 May 20, 2006 1 1:40 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Win 4–0 Rudy Lindsey Submission EFL – Extreme Fighting League March 19, 2006 1 1:40 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Win 3–0 Doug Sour TKO (punches) KOTC: Dayton October 23, 2004 1 N/A Concho, Oklahoma, US Win 2–0 Rob Webb Decision EFL 12 – Extreme Kickboxing 12 May 16, 2004 3 5:00 Dayton, Ohio, US Win 1–0 Adam Gregg TKO (referee stoppage) Rock and Rumble 1 April 26, 2003 2 N/A Tulsa, Oklahoma, US References
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